Monodelphis kunsi

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Use and Trade

Threats

Conservation Actions

Classifications

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Didelphimorphia	Didelphidae

Scientific Name:

Monodelphis kunsi Pine, 1975

Common Name(s):

English	–	Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum
French	–	Opossum-musaraigne de Kuns

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2015
Date Assessed:	2015-03-01
Assessor(s):	Solari, S., Vilela, J. & Tarifa, T.
Reviewer(s):	Martin, G.M.
Contributor(s):	de la Sancha, N.
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern because of its broad distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing it in a threatened category.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2011 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment 2008 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment 1996 – Endangered (EN) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This species is known from Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil and northern Argentina (Pine and Handley 2008). It is found from lowlands up to 1,500 m asl.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Argentina; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Paraguay

Additional data:

♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	1500

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Population [top]

Population:

This species is estimated to be widespread with locally low densities.

Current Population Trend:

Stable

Additional data:

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species seems to prefer moderately disturbed habitats (Anderson 1982). It is found in a variety of habitats, including lowland and montane forest and Cerrado (de la Sancha et al. 2007, Gettinger et al. 2011). No information is available on habits, behaviour, diet or reproduction (Anderson 1997).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Use and Trade [top]

Use and Trade:	This species is not used.

Use and Trade:

This species is not used.

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species. However, local habitat destruction might be reducing the size of some subpopulations.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species. However, local habitat destruction might be reducing the size of some subpopulations.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is found in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is found in many protected areas.

1. Forest -> 1.6. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
suitability:Suitable major importance:Yes

2. Savanna -> 2.2. Savanna - Moist
suitability:Suitable major importance:Yes

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.6. Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
suitability:Suitable major importance:Yes

In-Place Research, Monitoring and Planning

In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management
Occur in at least one PA:Yes

In-Place Species Management

In-Place Education

Bibliography [top]

	Anderson, S. 1982. Monodelphis kunsi. Mammalian Species 190: 1-3. Anderson, S. 1997. Mammals of Bolivia: Taxonomy and distribution. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 231: 1–652. De la Sancha, N., Solari, S. and Owen, R.D. 2007. First records of Monodelphis kunsi Pine (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from Paraguay, with an evaluation of its distribution. Mastozoología Neotropical 14: 241-247. Gardner, A.L. 2008. Order Didelphimorphia. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America, pp. 669. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA. Gettinger, D., Carvalho Modesto, T., de Godoy Bergallo, H. and Martins Hatano, F. 2011. Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae, Monodelphis kunsi Pine, 1975: Distribution extension and first record for eastern Amazonia. CheckList 7: 585-588. IUCN. 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 November 2015). Pine, R.H. and Handley Jr., C.O. 2008. Genus Monodelphis Burnett, 1830. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South American, pp. 82-107. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Anderson, S. 1982. Monodelphis kunsi. Mammalian Species 190: 1-3.

Anderson, S. 1997. Mammals of Bolivia: Taxonomy and distribution. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 231: 1–652.

De la Sancha, N., Solari, S. and Owen, R.D. 2007. First records of Monodelphis kunsi Pine (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from Paraguay, with an evaluation of its distribution. Mastozoología Neotropical 14: 241-247.

Gardner, A.L. 2008. Order Didelphimorphia. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America, pp. 669. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA.

Gettinger, D., Carvalho Modesto, T., de Godoy Bergallo, H. and Martins Hatano, F. 2011. Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae, Monodelphis kunsi Pine, 1975: Distribution extension and first record for eastern Amazonia. CheckList 7: 585-588.

IUCN. 2015. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 November 2015).

Pine, R.H. and Handley Jr., C.O. 2008. Genus Monodelphis Burnett, 1830. In: A.L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South American, pp. 82-107. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Citation:	Solari, S., Vilela, J. & Tarifa, T. 2015. Monodelphis kunsi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T13696A22170540. . Downloaded on 21 September 2017.
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